Mahua Moitra is a Member of Parliament from Trinamool Congress in the 17th Lok Sabha from Krishnanagar (Lok Sabha constituency), West Bengal. She has a background in Economics and Finance and is very vocal in the Parliament. She has held member positions in several committees such as the Standing Committee on Health & Family Welfare, Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and the Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection.